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OBON FESTIVAL - August 8th - at Southern Alameda County Buddhist Church
EVERYONE IS INVITED!!! Free Admission! Buddhist Dancing, Japanese Music with San Jose Chidori Band, O Nami Taiko Drums, Japanese Food.
Annual OBON FESTIVAL hosted by Southern Alameda County Buddhist Church
EVERYONE IS INVITED!!! Free Admission! Please come and enjoy Southern Alameda County Buddhist Church’s Buddhist Festival of Obon. We will have Buddhist Dancing, Japanese Music with San Jose Chidori Band, an O Nami Taiko Drum Performance and Japanese Foods. An enjoyable event for everyone!
Colorful kimono-clad participants gather for the Obon dance - a memorial day for our departed beloved ones and a day to give thanks to them. With deep felt joy and gratitude, we honor and remember our deceased loved ones whose very existence made our own lives possible.
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EVERYONE is invited to DANCE!
Saturday August 8, 2015
Food Sales: 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Bon Dance: 7:00 pm
Place:
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Southern Alameda County Buddhist Church
32975 Alvarado Niles Rd
Union City, CA 94587
T: 510-471-2581
W: www.sacbc.org
Obon Dance Practices (Optional):
At 7:30 pm on 7/27, 7/28, 7/30, 8/03, 8/05, 8/06 in the Sangha Hall at SACBC. Dance Practices are OPTIONAL – need not practice to attend and join our Obon Dance. EVERYONE is invited to DANCE!
Obon Service:
Sunday, August 9, 2015 at 10:00am SACBC will conduct its Annual Buddhist Spiritual Services for all our beloved ones called Obon Service. Those who lost their beloved ones are especially welcome. We will conduct a special service for them called Hatsubon (First Obon Service). We have invited a guest speaker, Rev. Harry Bridge, Buddhist Church of Oakland.
Significance of Obon:
Obon “Kangi-e,” a “Joyous Gathering with Dharma Dance. The Obon dance is a “Dance of Joy.” Colorful kimono-clad participants gather for the Obon dance - a memorial day for our departed beloved ones and a day to give thanks to them. With deep felt joy and gratitude, we honor and remember our deceased loved ones whose very existence made our own lives possible. We also give special reckoning to our loved ones whose earthly lives ended within the past year; this observance is called “Hatsu-bon” (First Obon). In a deepest sense, our caring and gratitude extends to all people and all living beings.